Tall Ship receives $25,000 grant from Bank Newport
Bank Newport presented a $25,000 grant from its Rhode Island Foundation Charitable Fund to Tall Ships Rhode Island Inc. The grant will support project-development...
Citizens Bank donates $100K for homeless
The Citizens Bank Foundation granted the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless $100,000 to support the Shelter Heating Initiative. The program was designed in...
Tort reform necessary for true<br> emergency-medicine progress
To the Editor:
Recently, the Providence Business News published an article (“R.I. is No. 2 for emergency medicine,” Dec. 15, PBN.com) regarding a new national...
CMS tighten reins on medical gear suppliers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)last week announced it is requiring certain durable medical equipment suppliers to post a surety bond,...
Blue Cross donates $1,500 each to 15 groups
Noting that this year’s “challenging economy” is “putting more strain on Rhode Islanders,” Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has made special...
House to review Medicaid waiver this week
PROVIDENCE – The House Finance Committee has scheduled its first hearing on on Rhode Island’s recently approved global Medicaid waiver, which Gov. Donald L....
State survey finds doctors critical of insurers
A survey of Rhode Island physicians conducted as part of a health insurance rate approval process has found dissatisfaction with reimbursement rates, skepticism about...
Five Questions With: Craig O’Connor
Almost 10 years ago, the Rhode Island Free Clinic opened in South Providence, aiming to serve Rhode Island’s poorest uninsured adults with a staff...
Stocks head higher on 1st trading day of 2009
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks headed higher on the first trading day of the New Year, after ending 2008 with near-record losses.
At 1:20 p.m....
BofA completes Merrill purchase; <br> Wells Fargo closes Wachovia deal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has completed its $33 billion acquisition of New York-based Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (NYSE:...
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